DESIGN OF REAL-WORLD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS USING FRONT-END 3D SIMULATION & OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

POLOPT/ Laplace: Module for Electrostatic Analysis

POLOPT/Laplace is a BEM solver for Electrostatic problems highly validated at a numerous real-world engineering problems. It is particularly suited for the dielectric design of electrical equipment and is especially featured  by:

  • Incorporation of Streamer design criteria (BIL),
  • Extensibility for additional design criteria if needed,
  • Proven on real world  devices,
  • Integration in POLOPT suite offering synergy and Simulation-Based Design (SBD) for Dielectric problems
    – Integration with CAD
    – Integration with POLOPT/Optim
    – Integration with POLOPT/SBD.

Laplace module within POLOPT family enables simulation of  the complete class of problems appearing in the dielectric design of industrial apparatus. The wizard-driven menus  in the CAD-integrated environment provides easy and user-friendly modeling of full-complexity problems including the following options:

  • Charge density, field and potential distribution,
  • Floating potential analysis,
  • Distributed potential analysis,
  • Field lines  tracing,
  • Space visualization,
  • Unknown charge analysis.

Case studies

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POLOPT/ Laplace: Module for Electrostatic Analysis

Case study 1: Circuit breaker design
  • Efficient  prototype design with the aid of 3D Simulation,
  • Increased understanding of dielectric stress in GIS,
  • Reduce process thanks to simulation-based design,
  • Field analysis of a Generator Circuit Breaker is accomplished,
  • All components like breaking chamber with cooling ribs, current and voltage transformers, capacitors, surge arrestors, disconnector, cables, enclosure etc. are encountered in the simulation model,
  • Dielectric criteria are checked to prove the prescribed BIL.

 

 

DESIGN OF REAL-WORLD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS USING FRONT-END 3D SIMULATION & OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

POLOPT/ Laplace: Module for Electrostatic Analysis

Case study 2: Dielectric design in power transformers

  • Full 3D analysis of dielectric problems in power transformer
  • Model includes all important design details like insulation barriers, HV/LV windings, pressboard plates, shielding rings, thin paper insulation around the electrodes, etc.
  • Additional field line tracing enables evaluation of the design-specific criteria
525 kV Power Transformer (with courtesy of ABB)

DESIGN OF REAL-WORLD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS USING FRONT-END 3D SIMULATION & OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

POLOPT/ Laplace: Module for Electrostatic Analysis ,

 

Case study 3: Rocket charging due to the external charge

Field distribution over the rocket surface caused by the external charge positioned at the spherical object(s) in the surrounding of the rocket.

DESIGN OF REAL-WORLD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS USING FRONT-END 3D SIMULATION & OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES

POLOPT/ Laplace: Module for Electrostatic Analysis

Case study 4: Electrostatic field mitigation analysis

  • Analysis of the influenced of electrical field HV switchyards
  • Field mitigation analysis of Electrostatic / Magnetostatic problems
  • Shielding analysis
132kV: All bays-Potential distribution (instantiations value for 0o).